I recently finished reading a collection of books that I bought that are essentials for Stoic philosophy, which include The Discourses and Handbook of Epictetus, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Pierre Hadot’s The Inner Citadel, and The Moral Letters of Seneca. While studying this philosophy, I felt more personal permission to be very sloppy with […]
Social media is a very interesting place. It’s where you can join a group that’s meant to include people all interested in the same things, and still watch, in the comments of each post, a battle royale of differing opinions, all just as loud as one as one another, and all apparently lacking in spell-check. […]
For just 10 minutes, each day, maybe when you’re just waking up, just sit there. Not actively thinking about all the things you’re supposed to get done, or the things you should have done yesterday but didn’t get around to because you got sucked into a YouTube vortex of funny cat videos. Just sit quietly, […]
“It is not things that trouble people, but their opinions about things. … So whenever we are frustrated, or troubled, or pained, let us never hold anyone responsible except ourselves, meaning our own opinions. Uneducated people blame others when they are doing badly. Those whose education is underway blame themselves. But a fully educated person […]
A Lens for Seeing Regret I’m human, and I’ve done more than my fair share of immature, indulgent, or toxic behaviours in my past, and if 10,000 hours of practicing something is what constitutes mastery; then I am a master of dwelling on my mistakes and berating myself for them. Perhaps over a decade of […]
I know for some that might read this, that the idea may seem ridiculous. If our thoughts aren’t us, then what the f*** are they? Well, there isn’t an easy answer for that. Yes, some of it is absolutely you, but a lot is just…noise. Scripts you picked up along the way, trying to fill […]
I frequently question whether or not I’m actually a good person. On social media, I tend to see a lot of very troubling conversations and ask myself, almost enraged; “Can’t these people see how needlessly aggressive they are? Can’t they just, you know, mind their own business?” I have a lot of unkind things I […]
Part of my personal development is to just put my emotions aside and get things done, outside of my perfectionistic nature, which is very unproductive, being that I don’t start until I have an idea of what the perfect outcome is, and once I’ve started, not feeling complete until it has been done in the […]
As I turn 31, I started thinking about the growth I’ve done over the last year, and I wonder to myself: is there anything I learned that is worth sharing? I say that somewhat ironically, as I am writing in a blog that has the potential of having any quality of content imaginable. But, there […]
I have a narrative running in my head, that nothing I ever do will impact the world in a significant way. On a deeper level, this means for me that I will never impact the world in a significant way. One step further down from there, is an “understanding” that my existence is Not. Worth. […]